About Ann Anh-Phuong Nguyen

Ann Anh-Phuong Nguyen is a lawyer practicing corporate, labor & employment, litigation and 5 other areas of law. Ann received a B.A. degree from University of California, Davis, and has been licensed for 31 years. Ann practices at Messner Reeves LLP in Denver, CO.

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Services

Areas of Law

Litigation
Trusts and Estates 1
- Estate Planning
Intellectual Property
Other 5
- Corporate
- Labor & Employment
- Business
- Private Client Services
- Probate

Practice Details

Languages

Vietnamese
Spanish
Spanish
Vietnamese
Firm Information

Position
Partner

Firm Name
Messner Reeves LLP
Representative Cases & Transactions

Cases
Appellate Opinions: Align Technology, Inc. v. Tran (2009) 179 Cal.App.4th 949.
Huong Que Inc. v. Pro Enterprise L.L.C. (2007) 150 Cal.App.4th 400.
Vogel v. Felice (2005) 127 Cal.App.4th 1006.
Representative Matters: Advised
defended employers before administrative agencies
in court against claims for wage
hour violations, sexual harassment, age, race
disability discrimination, wrongful termination
retaliation.
Obtained dismissal of claims against former employee for breach of employment contract, misappropriation of trade secret, breach of fiduciary duty
unfair competition, all of which arose from an alleged theft of confidential
proprietary information.
Prosecuted cases on behalf of employees for wage
hour violations, sexual harassment, age, race
national origin discrimination, disability discrimination
failure to accommodate, wrongful termination
retaliation.
Represented corporate executives in negotiating compensation, benefits
related terms for severance of an employment relationship.
Successfully defended a preliminary injunction on appeal
obtained a jury verdict on behalf of a corporation whose managing agents secretly formed a competing business
stole the corporation's customers.
Represented government prime contractor in dispute with subcontractor who misappropriated the prime contractor's trade secret
used it to submit a competing bid for a government contract.
Negotiated releases from financial obligations
recovered damages on behalf of a victim of elder financial abuse.
In a proceeding vigorously contested by the other parent, Ms. Nguyen assisted a divorced parent to obtain limited conservatorship over an adult child with developmental disabilities.
Defended corporation against breach of contract lawsuit
prosecuted counterclaim against corporate director
officer for breach of fiduciary duties.

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Experience

Bar Admission & Memberships

Admissions
1995, California
U.S. Court of Appeals of the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California

Memberships

Associations
•American Bar Association
•State Bar of California
•Santa Clara County Bar Association
•Silicon Valley Bar Association
•Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
•National Conference of Vietnamese American Attorneys
•Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California
•Vietnamese American Professional Women Association
•Asian Law Alliance
Education & Certifications

Law School
University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
Class of 1995
J.D.

Other Education
University of California, Davis
B.A.
International Relations

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